Bus Plows Into Crowd In Haiti, Killing At Least 34

Angry bystanders set the bus ablaze after driver sped away after driving into a band of street musicians.

At least 34 people were killed and another 17 injured after a bus struck a crowd in Haiti, Agence France Presse has reported.

The bus, which was traveling from Cap Haitien to the capital Port-au-Prince, initially hit two people in a town outside Gonaives in the north of the country, killing one, said Joseph Faustin, civil protection head in the Artibonite department.

The vehicle initially struck two pedestrians before veering into a bigger group of people in the town of Mapou, nearly 5 km away reports Reuters.

The musicians were taking part in a local parade featuring traditional instruments, according to Sky News.

"The people who were not victims of the accident tried to burn the bus with the passengers inside", said Faustin Joseph, a coordinator at the civic protection office in the Artibonite region.

"The bus, the passengers and the driver were placed under protection at the station in Gonaives".

They have since been released and the bus driver has fled, said Jean Bazlais Bornelus, the police chief for the area, said. Following the accident, people began throwing rocks at the bus and other vehicles.

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